Ai Otori is the protagonist of Yumeutstusu Re:Master and its sequel Yumeutstusu Re:After. In order to trying find her sister Kokoro whom she lost contact, she accepted to work at the same company that her sister, Eureka Software. She is in charge of many tasks, one of them being to help at the development of NieMajo.
What Makes Her Pure Good ?[]
- Even if she is a player determined character, she doesn't become less sympathetic in function of player choice.
- When she receives the mail proposing her to work from Eureka Software, which said it was to help her sister, she accepts the job as she wanted to see Kokoro.
- Despite Kokoro acting cold to her, Ai always tries her best to talk to her and reconcile with her. Thought she sometimes avoids her because she is scared of her.
- She is generally kind with her colleges and eager to help.
- Despite being afraid of Saki, and the later being jerkish to her, she goes to talk to her when necessary and stays nice and affable.
- After finding Marie Mahler, she makes her best for her to be engaged.
- In the beach, after deciding who is the prettiest in a swimsuit, Honoka says that the winner can go on a date with Ai. While Ai didn't agree with this, she decides do it anyway. Even when choosing Saki or Kokoro who are not very nice to Ai, she will nevertheless be positive and try to pass a good moment with them.
- While depending of the player choices, she has somes mischef moments, these are heating-up moments :
- When she suprises Saki in the washbasin, she can stay looking at Saki while she wash herself. However when Saki calls her out, she regain awareness and apologizes.
- When Banako is being affectious at Saki, Ai can stays watching the scene instead of helping Saki, admiting she enjoys the situation. However this is because she is happy that both of them get along well.
- When Saki is naked in front of her while drying of after her bath, Ai wants to take a picture of her for drawing inspirations. Ai can try to secretly take the picture, while claming it's Saki's fault for being cute. But she decides to not do it and asks herself what she was thinking. If Ai asks permission, she insists for Saki to accept, before being stopped which makes Ai realises that this was stupid and apologizes to Saki.
Kokoro's route[]
- Despite Kokoro being more cold, distant than before and even having beaten Ai, Ai continues trying to reconcile with her.
- In this route, it's revealed that Ai is in fact Nie and Kokoro is in fact Majo. However, since she didn't know she was Nie and that she thought she was Ai, it means that Ai would have been like that at Nie place.
- When Kokoro asks Ai to prove that she trusts her, she put two glasses of water, one of them being poisoned. Kokoro tells Ai which glass has no poison. Ai eitheir drinks the glass chosen by Kokoro or drinks both of them (depending on player choice) to prove that she trusts her.
- Knowing that in order for them to return to their world, they have to make a good ending for NieMajo, Ai and Kokoro will insist with Honoka and the team to change the ending. Despite the refusal of Honoka, they do not stop trying to convince her to change it and will finally succeed.
- When Kokoro asks Ai to leave their objective and instead proposes to simply to have their love story, Ai refuses and convince Kokoro that they have to continue (that only happens in the good ending).
Saki's route[]
- After Saki has resigned from her job, Ai fearing that something bad could happens will search for her.
- Upon learning that Saki live in a cybercafe. Ai proposes her to live at her residence instead and allows her to take her bed.
- She will support and help Saki to finish the writing of NieMajo. And while she impose a rule that Saki will have an embarrassing punishement if she doesn't advance well, the nature of these punishements are never shown. Futhermore this is only a way to encourage Saki.
- In Saki's good ending when Saki is tired of writing the script, Ai is harsh to her and insists for her to finish NieMajo. However, she did it to encourage Saki, and his will have a positive effect as at the end of the game, Saki will successfully finish it.
Nana's route[]
- She is supportive of Nana who has a lot of problems and is on depression.
- Despite failing to convince Nana to come back with her, she knows that leaving her would be wrong and decide to search for her with Eureka software's team.
- She saves Nana from her stepmother alongside the others.
- In Yumeutsutsu Re:After, she save Nana from being shot by the Editor. While the gun is revealed to be fake, neither of them knew that at the moment.
Marie's route[]
- She is very supportive of Marie and encourages her to follow her dreams.
- After Marie has resigned from her job. Ai will search for her, to be sure she is well and help her if necessary.
- When Marie is about to get shot, Ai tries to save her, only failing due to not being able to move.
Honoka's Episode[]
- When she sees than Honoka has been stabbed, she takes her immediately to the hospital.
- In Honoka's ending, she forgives Honoka for making her believe she passed out.
- In Banako's ending, Ai takes care of Banako. Honoka even lets Ai have her knowing she will be in good hands.
Trivia[]
- She is alongside Marie Mahler, one of the two Pure Good of Yumeutsutsu Re:Master.
- Originally, both were considered Near Pure Good due to their mischefs being considered as corrupting factors. However after it was decided that these moments were Heating up moments, they both were approved as Pure Good.
- In Saki and Nana's Bittersweet ending, Ai has actually corruptings factors that would prevent her from being Pure Good. However after the release of Re:After with the stories following each good ending, the Bittersweet endings are considered non-canon and thus doesn't disqualify Ai as Pure Good.
External Links[]
- Ai Otori on the Heroes Wiki